Brief therapy client handouts

* Features concise articles, visual aids, self-assessments, anddiscussion sheets suitable for use with a variety of clients * Contains over 100 well writen, informative, ready-to-use clienthandouts * Includes a disk for easy customization of handouts "These eminently worthwhile handouts are not only based on some ofthe finest scholarship available today, they're also unusuallyaccessible to the lay person. This is a resource I expect to drawupon again and again with my clients." -Leon F. Seltzer, PhD author of Paradoxical Strategies inPsychotherapy Many therapists provide psycho-educational information andrecommend helpful literature to their clients as a means ofpromoting growth and change in between sessions. This uniquesourcebook provides a comprehensive collection of over 100 concise,informative handouts for distribution to your current orprospective clients. Organized around the topics of relationship dynamics and specificdisorders, these sensitively written handouts offer clientsvaluable information about common psychological problems, as wellas practical, therapeutically sound advice on strategies forchanging behaviors or interactional patterns. The user-friendlydesign allows you to easily photocopy the handouts you are mostlikely to use or customize them to your needs using the includeddisk-saving you precious time in the office and maximizing the fullpotential of the material. This remarkable resource features: * Preliminary assessment tools to help clients partner withtherapists in targeting problem areas and identifying pertinentdiagnoses * Review sheets for behavior strategies that change problems andhelp therapists design treatment programs * Discussion sheets for spouses, parents, and family members thatpromote communication * Visual aids that explain problems at a glance Brief Therapy Client Handouts helps you reinforce and validateideas presented in therapy and comfort your clients during thoselonely, anxious times in between sessions.… (more)